Sanders Still Registered as Independent Despite Claims He’s a ‘Democrat For Life’

Bernie Sanders’ campaign manager insisted on Wednesday that the socialist presidential candidate is a "Democrat for life," but Sanders’ Senate campaign recently filed documentation declaring him an independent, public records show.

"He is a Democrat. He’s said he’s a Democrat, and he’s going to be supporting the Democratic nominee, whoever that is," said Jeff Weaver, manager of Sanders’ presidential campaign.

Lachlan Markay is a staff writer for the Washington Free Beacon. He comes to the Beacon from the Heritage Foundation, where he was the conservative think tank's first investigative reporter. He graduated from Hamilton College in 2009, and currently lives in Washington, D.C. His Twitter handle is @lachlan. His email address is markay@freebeacon.com.